The Chandler Police Department will hold an annual memorial service 9 a.m. May 7 to honor the department’s fallen officers.

Chandler will celebrate five citizens for their contributions to the city on Dec. 10, during a ceremony where their names will be unveiled on the Celebration Plaza at Tumbleweed Park. The honorees were chosen for their civic leadership and commitment to the community. They were selected by the City Council, based on submissions from the Parks and Recreation Board. The inductees are:

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Sometimes, the storylines write themselves. That’s the case for the latest installment of the Scottsdale Saguaro-Cactus rivalry.

Some things have changed with the times in Cactus and Peoria’s storied football rivalry.

The girls volleyball season opened this week with Cactus, Centennial, Deer Valley Ironwood, Liberty, Mountain Ridge, Shadow Ridge and Valley Vista all grabbing their first wins of the season.

Cactus loses fourth-fifths of a dominant offensive line, its top two rushers and a passing combo that kept opposing defenses honest.

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The City of Chandler is accepting nominations for inductees to Celebration Plaza, a permanent monument near the center of Tumbleweed Park designated as a place to recognize individuals or organizations for significant and enduring contributions to the community.

Killed in the line of duty, Chandler Police Detective Carlos Ledesma gave the ultimate sacrifice in serving his community. Now 134 volunteers from law enforcement and public service agencies in Arizona will honor Ledesma's memory with the ultimate hike to the top of Humphrey's Peak in Flagstaff, an elevation of 12,633 feet.

Chandler police Detective Carlos Ledesma was sitting at a card table when the drug bust went sour. He did not even have time to stand before being cut down by four rifle shots to the chest, and he died a short time later.

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A Chandler woman incarcerated in a state prison now is accused of stealing $300 from a memorial fund set up for slain Chandler undercover detective Carlos Ledesma to pay her cell phone bill.

U.S. Marshals have arrested an eighth suspect in Chicago believed to be connected to the July shooting death of Chandler undercover Detective Carlos Ledesma.

Interim Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley is seeking the death penalty against at least two men involved in the shooting death of a Chandler undercover officer.

Chester’s Harley-Davidson in Mesa will host a motorcycle ride to benefit the family of Carlos Ledesma, an undercover Chandler police detective who was shot and killed during a drug investigation in July.

Deer Valley girls volleyball coach Jackie Wallace couldn’t talk Thursday night.

With 4:21 left in their Black Canyon Region opener at Washington, Cactus players and coaches could exhale for the first time in three weeks.